Railway-tie.



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RAILWAY TIE.

Arrmoulqn FILED FEB. :6, 190a.

Patented. May 25, 1909.

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RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 26, 1908.

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LOUIS F. EXNER, OF NILES, MICHIGAN.

RAILWA Y-TIE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed February 26, 1908. Serial No. 417,867.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS F. EXNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Niles, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a railway tie.

One object is to provide a tie embodying such characteristics that therails may be secured thereto without driving spikes thereinto whichlatter practice results in ultimate loosening of the rail securingelements and the ruination of the tie itself.

Another object resides in the provision of a composite tie whose partsare so constructed and arranged that the rail securing elements are notliable to derangement nor the tie itself subject to disintegration orother deterioration incident to strains or to the securing of the railholding elements thereto.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cementitious andmetallic tie wherein the latter is molded within the former to shieldthe metal and the cementitious material is reinforced in combinationwith means, if such should be desired, to cushion the rails at theirpoint of intersection with the ties.

with the above and other objects in view, the present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes maybe made in the form, proportion, size and minor details withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating myinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one end of my improved tie, therail being removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through oneend of the tie, illustrating a rail section thereto. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of one of the metallic bodies embedded in the tie. Fig.5 is a transverse sectional view through my improved tie. Fig. 6 is adetail perspective view of one of the channel irons which connects themetallic bodies.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference character 1 indicates cementitious material forming the bodyof the tie in each end of which is embedded a metallic body 2. Eachmetallic body has spaced, open-ended ducts 3 connected by the webportions 4 and also by the spaced depending win s or portions 5, each ofthe latter having a lateral projection 6. These projections 6 areembraced by the perforations 7 of the corresponding longitudinallydisposed channel irons 8 which connect the metallic bodies by virtue ofsaid pin and perforation connection.

The metallic bodies 2 are preferably dis posed at points where the railsections 9 cross the ties and the latter are preferably recessed, as at10, to permit of the cementitious material to enter and lock the bodieswithin the ties, the latter, where the cemen titious material enters therecess 10, are also recessed at 11 to receive a helical spring 12 uponwhich the rail sections bear through the medium of which the rails arecushioned.

The ducts 3 of the metallic bodies receive the heads 13 of the bolts 14adapted to pierce the locking plates 15 to lock the rails againstlateral displacement upon the ties, there being nuts 16 upon the bolts14 to tighten said plates firmly against the base flanges of the rails.

Through the top of each duct is a slot 17 wider intermediate its endsthan at its ends. This peculiar form of slot permits of the insertion ofthe heads 13 of the bolts into the ducts at the Wider part of the slotsand prevents their accidental withdrawal by forcing the bolts toward theends of the slots and tightening the nuts 16. I thus provide anexceedingly simple method of securing the bolts to the ties and withoutinjuring the latter, yet permitting of a ready removal of the bolts inthe event of wear or for any other purpose.

If any water should find its way into the ducts by way of the slots 17,the same would pass out of the ends of the ducts and flow between theties.

In the formation of my improved tie, the metallic parts embedded in thecementitious material are assembled and the said material molded to forma tie about these parts, which looks the metallic parts firmly togetherwhile the latter reinforce the cementitious material, resulting in a tiecapable of withstanding strain and meeting all of the requirementsrequisite in a perfect railway tie.

What is claimed is 1. In a railway tie, a cementitious body, a metallicbody embedded in said cementitious body at each end thereof, each ofsaid metallic bodies having depending portions, each portion having alateral projection, and a channel iron connection between said bodiesupon each side thereof and rovided withperforations to embrace saidateral projections.

2. In a railway tie, a cementitious body, a metallic body embedded in.the tie at each end thereof and including spaced open ended ducts eachhaving a slot in its upper face which is increased in width intermediateits ends, each metallic body having spaced depending portions, each bodyhaving an open ing between said ducts and between said dependingportions to receive material of the cementitious body, the cementitiousbody within each recess of said metallic bodies being recessed, elementsembedded in the cementitious body, one adjacent the outer face of thealining depending portions of the metallic bodies, and a yieldableelement mounted in said recess of the cementitous material.

3. In a railway tie, a cementitious body, a metallic body embedded inthe tie at each end thereof and including spaced open ended ducts eachhaving a slot in its upper face which is increased in width intermediateits ends, each metallic body having spaced depending portions eachhaving a lateral projection, each body having an opening between saidducts and said depending portions to receive material of thecementitious body, the cementitious body within each recess of saidmetallic bodies being recessed, and channel irons embedded in thecementitious body, one adjacent the outer face of alining dependingportions of the metallic bodies and having perforations to embrace thelateral projections of the corresponding depending portions.

4. In a railway tie, a, cementitious body, a metallic body embedded inthe tie at each end thereof and including an open ended duct whosebottom and side walls are closed, the top wall of the duct being closedat the ends of the top thereof and the top having a slot between saidclosed portions which is 1ncreased in width intermediate its ends, eachmetallic body having a depending portion, and an element embedded in thecementitious body and disposed against the depending portions of themetallic bodies.

5. A railway tie comprising a cementitious body, a metallic bodyembedded in the cem- 1 entitious body at each end of the latter, eachmetallic body having a duct extending across the tie at a direct rightangle to the latter and open at each end to permit of drainage throughthe metallic bodies at opposite sides of the cementitious body, thebottom, side walls and end portions of the top of the duct being closedwith a slot formed in the top of each duct intermediate said closed endportions, and a connection between the metallic bodies.

6. A. railway tie comprising a cementitious body, a metallic bodyembedded in the cementitious body at each end of the latter,

7 each metallic body having spaced ducts eX- tending across the tie andopen.- at each endto permit of drainage through the metallic bodies atopposite sides of the cementitious body, a connection between. themetallic 8 bodies, each metallic body having an opening between saidducts to receive material of the cementitious body, the cementitiousbody within each recess of said metallic bodies be ing recessed, and ayieldable element dis- 8 posled in the recess of the cementitiousmateria 7. In a railway tie, a cementitious body, a metallic bodyembedded in the cementitious body at each end of the latter, eachmetallic 9 body having spaced ducts extending across the tie and open ateach end to permit of drainage through the metallic bodies atoppositesides of the cementitious body, a con nection between themetallic bodies, each 9 metallic body having an opening between saidducts to receive material of. the cementitious body, the cementitiousbody within each recess of said metallic bodies being recessed, a,yieldable element disposed in the recess of the cementitious material,railsdisposed upon the metallic body, and means engaging the metallicbodies to secure the rails against displacement.

8. The combination with a railway tie 1 composed of cementitiousmaterial, a metallic body embedded in the cementitious tie at each endof the latter, connections between-v the metallic bodies, the lattereach having spaced open-ended ductsand a slot in the top of each duct,each slot being increased in. width intermediate its ends, each metallicbody also having a recess to receive a portion of the cementitious body,said portion of the body in said recess-beinglikewise recessed, a aspring mounted inthe last named recess, of a rail mounted over eachmetallic body upon said s ring, fastening plates engaging the base angesof the corresponding rails, and

bolts passed through said plates and the openings inthe top of therespective ducts, the heads of the bolts being inserted in the widenedintermediate portions of said openings and forced to the respective endsof said openings to secure saidrailsto said ties. 1

9. A railway tie comprising a cementitious body, a metallic bodyembedded in the cementitious body at each end of the latter, eachmetallic body having spaced ducts extending across the cementitious bodyat a direct right angle to the latter and opening at the opposite sidesof the cementitious body to permit of drainage through the metallicbodies at opposite sides of the cementitious body, the bottom and sideWalls being closed and the top Wall of each duct being closed at theends of the latter With a slot formed in the top Wall of each ductintermediate the closed end portions of each duct.

10. A railway tie comprising a cementitious body, a metallic bodyembedded in each end of the cementitious body and each having a recessto receive a portion of the cementitious material, the latter in each ofsaid recesses being recessed, and a spring disposed in each of thelatter recesses.

11. A railway tie comprising a cementitious body, a metallic bodyembedded in each end of the cementitious body and each having a recessto receive a portion of the cementitious material, the latter in each ofsaid l 1 l l recesses being recessed, and a spring disposed in each ofthe latter recesses, each metallic body having spaced open-ended ducts.

12. A metallic body of the character described having spaced ductsopening at their opposite ends to permit of drainage through the body,the bottom and side Walls being closed and the end portions of the topWall being closed forming a slot in the top Wall between said closed endportions, and a pair of Wings depending from said metallic body beneaththe ducts and at right angles to the latter, the body having an openingbetween said ducts and said Web portions.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GEORGE OLTSOH, G. M. COLE.

